Time is a luxury few people have, and you want to spend the free time you have with family and friends, enjoying life and not worrying about your accident, or how you’ll be compensated for your injuries. You don’t want to spend precious time trying to learn about your rights under the law or waiting for someone to call you back, just to find out that you missed something after you’ve cashed the check from the insurance company (or the insurance company’s attorney).

Clarence Barry-Austin, Esq. has over 38 years experience in personal injury litigation, and has the experience to know when the insurance company is making a fair offer. As a Certified Trial Attorney, he has the reputation of taking a case to trial, if the amount the insurance company is offering is not fair.

We have a full staff, knowledgeable in the law about your rights and who are committed to spending the time talking to the right people to make sure that you are fairly compensated.

Clarence Barry-Austin's Profile

A trial lawyer since 1977 Clarence Barry-Austin has tried more than 250 jury cases to conclusion. His areas of expertise include personal injury matters of all kinds, i.e., auto accidents, slip/trip and fall cases, medical malpractice, products liability; police brutality and other civil rights violations. He has handled these cases both on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants. He has handled cases on behalf of insurance companies (i.e., Allstate, Palisades), and New Jersey public entities (i.e., State of New Jersey, County of Essex, City of Orange, City of East Orange and City of Irvington).

Barry-Austin has been granted designation as a certified civil trial attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court. That designation has been provided to less than 5 percent of the attorneys admitted to practice in New Jersey. He has also been awarded the highest rating (AV Preeminent) by Martindale-Hubbell, the nation’s premier legal rating publication. In addition, he has taught litigation practice at Seton Hall Law School and Montclair State University. He is also a qualified mediator pursuant to New Jersey court rules.

Clarence Barry-Austin has been named in New Jersey Super Lawyers, marking his designation among the top attorneys in the state for 2012. each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in New Jersey receive this honor. Clarence Barry-Austin has received this designation for seven consecutive years.

The selection for this esteemed list are madeby the research team at Super Lawyers, which is a service of the Thomson Reuters, Legal division based in Eagan, Minn. Each year, the research team at Super Lawyers undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by the attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area and a good-standing and disciplinary check.

Barry-Austin is also active in the New Jersey legal community. He is a member and past president of the Garden State Bar Association, the oldest and largest African-American bar association in New Jersey. He is also a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Essex County Bar Association, the New Jersey Association for Justice and the New Jersey Defense Association.

Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Barry-Austin is active in Guyanese and Caribbean affairs in the New Jersey/New York area. He is a member of the Caribbean Bar Association and is legal counsel to the Caribbean American Business Association, a New Jersey organization of Caribbean professionals and businesspeople. On the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the independence of the nation of Guyana, he was presented with a proclamation from the city of New York recognizing his accomplishments as a trial attorney, and his contributions to the Guyanese community.

Clarence Barry-Austin's C.V.

Clarence Barry-Austin is an AV® Preeminent™ rated attorney who concentrates his practice in the areas of litigation. He has been a trial lawyer since 1977. He has tried more that 250 jury cases to conclusion. His areas of expertise include personal injury matters of all kinds, i.e. automobile accidents, slip/trip and fall cases, medical malpractice, injuries from defective products, police brutality and other civil rights violations. He has handled these cases both on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants. He has handled cases on behalf of insurance companies (e.g. Allstate, Palisades), New Jersey public entities ( e.g. State of new Jersey, County of Essex, City of Orange, City of East Orange, City of Irvington and the University of Medicine and Dentistry). He has taught litigation in the Paralegal Legal Studies program at Montclair State University, and to law students at Seton Hall University. He has been granted the designated “Certified Civil Trial Attorney" by the New Jersey Supreme Court.

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